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Kagome's eyes opened wide as she saw the hanyou lunge himself at the well and then the array of colors disappeared.
"INUYASHA!" She couldn't believe what she had just seen. Her breathing became heavy and she smiled.
"Inuyasha, you haven't forgotten about me." She looked into the well again, hoping against hope that he had somehow broken through.
It was pitch dark and silent.
She brought her finger to her lips and then let it fall.
"Inuyasha," she whispered as she sat beside the well again. She would wait there all night if she had to.
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He hit the dry earth with a hnph! and brought himself back to his feet in no time. Everything was so weird. His mixed feelings had brought back the urge to cry, but he didn't.
Instead, he jumped up and down attempting to create another opening in the well.
"Stupid well!" He jumped out and landed on his feet.
"Damn it," he said as he looked down at the ground again, only to see the beads had sprinkled over the green grass again. "Those damn beads!"
"Need any help?" the small fox demon jumped in front of the hanyou and took a bead into his small hand; it barely fit in his palm.
"Why the hell would I need any help from you!?" Inuyasha yelled, but the small fox demon had already gathered most of them in his chest.
"Don't be so stubborn, Inuyasha." Shippo added as he handed him the beads and then pounced into the well to get the rest. He jumped out in no time and landed on the half-demon's shoulder.
"Come on, Inuyasha! We have to get to Kaede." Shippo exclaimed as he tugged at Inuyasha's long white hair.
"Stop hurryin' me will you!?" The hanyou responded, before he jumped into the dark forest.
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"What could be taking him so long?" Miroku asked from his place on the floor next to Sango.
As if he had called out the words to summon him, Inuyasha walked in to the hut.
"What took ye so long?" Kaede asked the half demon.
He took a long hard stare at the floor and handed the beads over to the old woman.
"I have to meet Kikyo in the woods tonight, so I need those beads on now. The sun is already setting."
Kaede closed her eyes and the beads glowed magenta. They hovered above the ground and had resumed their original necklace form as they aimed around Inuyasha's neck.
They shot out at him and before anyone could breath they had sealed around his neck.
"Now there's only one thing left to do." Inuyasha looked sadder than he did happy and he exited the hut.
"Inuyasha-" Miroku called out, but was interrupted by Sango's warm hand which she had placed on his shoulder.
"Let him be, Miroku. He has a big problem to deal with right now." Sango looked into his eyes and for a weird reason he felt a feeling of serenity rush through him.
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He sprung from tree to tree and for the first time in his life, he could feel his red clothes weighing him down. He had to get there and he had to do it quickly. He couldn't let this opportunity go, he just couldn't.
He could see the clearing just up ahead and sitting down on the well was-
"Kagome?" he whispered to himself. An overwhelming feeling of happiness rushed through him, but as he got closer he could see that it was Kikyo.
He landed next to her with a thud and tightly shut his eyes.
"Kikyo," he smiled at her and felt her cold hand reach up to his face.
"Now are you willing to tell me why it is that you have been acting so peculiar?" Kikyo looked into his eyes.
"I ain't actin' weird." Inuyasha bluntly stated. "Not around you."
"Inuyasha, I have become allies with Naraku or so he believes. If you join us then we can completely restore the power of the jewel. When he uses it to become a true demon…
it is only then that I shall slay him without remorse. Now, I can't because I know that he is still half human. He still carries Onigumo inside of him."
Inuyasha could feel a new feeling returning to him.
"Onigumo? Why the hell should you still care about that stupid lying bastard? He was the one who betrayed us!"
Kikyo stood up.
"No! He wasn't, it was Naraku. Besides, Inuyasha, as much as I try, I am still unable to forgive you for what you did!"
"I didn't do nothin'! It was that damn Onigumo!"
"Inuyasha, it doesn't matter anymore. I need you to become allies with Naraku and I. We will search for the remaining pieces of the jewel together. Is that not what you want?"
"No…" Inuyasha turned around his ears flopped down. He had a hurt look on his face. Feeling completely defeated by his feelings he headed out of the woods.
"Inuyasha, stay."
He slammed on the ground face first. "Stay?" he thought to himself.
Kikyo's face lit up and she smiled evilly.
"So my sister has set a spell on you, has she?"
His mission returned to him in full. His destination now was Kagome. Kagome…
He flung himself at the well and disappeared.
"Inuyasha!" Kikyo's soul gatherers cloaked her as she floated into the well and vanished.
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